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Self Assessments

Self-awareness is essential to making good major and career decisions.  The following assessments help you to understand yourself better: who you are, what interests you, and what you value.  Although you can take these assessments on your own, you may wish to make an appointment with a Career Counselor to discuss your results.

Focus-2   PathwayU

Check out PathwayU, a career path tool that will help you with self-discovery, career exploration, and job connection!

https://calpoly.pathwayu.com/

Click “Join Now” and enter your Cal Poly email address to register.

O*Net Interest Profiler   O*Net Interest Profiler

The O*Net Interest Profiler can help you learn about your interests and how they relate to the world of work.

http://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip

 

MyPlan Values Sort   MyPlan Values Sort

This interactive values sort helps you to recognize and prioritize what is most important to you in a career.

http://www.myplan.com/assess/values/pg1.php

 

Career Decision-Making Assessments   Career Decision-Making Assessments

This website features eight assessments that measure different aspects of career decision-making, such as your decision-making style and the reasons you may be struggling to make a decision. If you're having difficulty with major or career decision-making, this resource can help you to understand the problem more clearly.

http://kivunim.huji.ac.il/cddq/

Authentic Happiness   Authentic Happiness

Authentic Happinness is a University of Pennsylvania project that features 19 questionnaires measuring various aspects of personality and emotional wellness. While not directly related to career, these assessment may increase your self-awareness, an important component of career decision-making.

https://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/

Journey Map Assessments   Journey Map Assessments

The California Cybersecurity Institute recently partnered with Journeys to help bring the power of interactive cyber career planning to your fingertips. Get personalized directions to explore life’s possibilities; complete interest surveys and a skills matcher assessment to learn about a variety of careers in cybersecurity and other technical careers and discover education and training pathways to help you reach your unique goals.

https://app.journeysmap.com/Journey/index.html#/interestSurvey/start

Want to learn more about careers in cybersecurity? Visit https://cci.calpoly.edu/

Standardized Assessments

Career Services administers two standardized career assessments: the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®, which measures personality preferences, and the Strong Interest Inventory®, which measures career interests. Both assessments are available free of charge. A Career Counselor can help you decide if taking a standardized assessment is right for you. If you're interested in taking the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® or Strong Interest Inventory®, make an appointment with your Career Counselor.

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